Tokyo stocks close higher as investors buyback issues following Turkish lira tanking

TOKYO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index rising more than 2 percent as investors bought back issues oversold following the Turkish lira tanking a day earlier amid the country's financial crisis.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 498.65 points, or 2.28 percent, from Monday to close the day at 22,356.08.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 27.45 points, or 1.63 percent, to finish at 1,710.95.

Warehousing and harbor transportation service, precision instrument, and information and communication-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the close of play.